Freesia 74

Freesia, Chapter 74 (Monthly Ikki, February 2009)


<1>
Chapter 74: Investigative Report


<2>
ZZT

=So?
=What'd you get?


<3>
=Look, the Aizawa-kun you were bullying around is a city official in his hometown.
=He's not the guy we sat with at the cafe.

=That was just a coincidence,//You're just reading too much into this, Tanaka-kun.

=What makes you so sure?

=Huh?

=If the guy with the glasses isn't Aizawa,
=Then who is he?

=Well... That I don't know... I mean,
=The agency has tight data security, so I can't steal any info.


<4>
=Even if it's not Aizawa, there's plenty of people out there who want me dead.
=We can't let go of that possibility when we're not sure what Glasses is up to.

=Besides, he realized you were tailing him,
=And he's good enough to beat you, a veteran.

=I told you before, we gotta strike first or else,
=It's gonna be YO-KO all over again!

=Glasses definitely showed up to scout on me.
=If he's not Aizawa, then who the hell is he...?

=You're being way to paranoid.
=If you keep this up, you won't last till the election...


<5>
=Uhh—
=What?

=An agent from the Omaru Vengeance Enforcement Agency is here...
=Should I send her in?

=An enforcement agency?
=...That means...

=Kusaka-kun is out at the moment.
=Have her come back later.

=She wants me, not Kusaka, right?

=Tanaka-kun!


<6>
=I know what they're after. I can handle it even without Kusaka.
=Besides, I feel like a pussy hiding around like this.

=That's not the point, Tanaka-kun!
=You're not supposed to do anything without Kusaka-kun's permission!
=Get outta the way Bobby.

=You're not going down there,//Tanaka-kun!


<7>
=Ms...
=Higuchi?

=Yes.
=I'm Higuchi from the Omaru Vengeance Enforcement Agency.

=At this time, the Justice Bureau has approved the request for the enforcement of Mr. Tanaka,
=So our agency will be carrying out the enforcement in lieu of the deceased's family.

=Therefore, I would like to provide a simple explanation of the enforcement procedure, and have Mr. Tanaka confirm and sign some paperwork...
=That'll be all for today.


<8>
=Why do I have to be executed when I haven't committed a crime?
=I wasn't even charged for anything in court.

=Well you see, the Justice Bureau has already deliberated and approved the enforcement request,
=So the official standing is that you did indeed break the law.

=And the Justice Bureau is basing this all on...?

=A witness.

=Do you know of a Shunpei Okada?


<9>
=Yeah...
=From the liquor store...

=According to his testimony,
=Mr. Tanaka assaulted the victim with a liquor bottle...

=Let's see, he was shouting something like this.

=That's...
=My bracelet, isn't it!?


<10>
=Does that,
=Ring any bells?

=Nah...

=Besides, they didn't even call me up, when I'm the one they're deliberating about.
=Not that I would've shown up anyways.
=How's there gonna be an enforcement after a half-assed deliberation like that?

=I've said this before, I have absolutely no recollection of this incident!
=Can't you see, my enemies are just trying to frame me!

=Or maybe,
=You just don't remember.

=This report concurs with testimony taken from those closest to you.


<11>
=Mr. Tanaka... It's been said that you sometimes have convulsions...
=And afterwards, you have absolutely no recollection of what you've said or done.

=Th-
=That's...

=When something triggers the trauma from my past,
=I go completely off my head.


<12>
=Haven't had one that bad,
=In a while.

=Does that,
=Ring any bells?

=Get out.

=I'm not gonna take anymore shit about being guilty.
=I don't have time for this kinda nonsense.


<13>
=Very well, I understand. I'll just need you to sign these papers.
=Oh, just a stamp will be fine...

=Look,
=I'm not signing anything!

=No signature then... Either way, we still have the authority to carry out the enforcement.
=This whole thing is just a formality.

=Oh... And... This is from me.
=I hope you like oranges. They're from my hometown.


<14>
=Well, I'll be going now.

=Hey...
=There's an enforcer with glasses that works for your agency, right?

=What are you talking about?

=I... I just happened to see him so I was wondering.
=Glasses, blue jacket, thin guy with slitted eyes.


<15>
=Ohhh—

=I'm not at liberty to disclose personal information...
=But yes, an enforcer fitting that description does work for us.

=Who... Who is he?
=You gotta tell me something...

=They call him,
=The "Ghost Killer."


<16>
=There are reports on a person called the "Ghost Killer..."
=According to this, he's pretty famous in the vengeance enforcement industry,
ZWU—SH

=But even if the "Ghost Killer" does exist,
=It's not like he's got beef with you.

=I don't think it's something you need to worry about, Tanaka-kun...
=Oh... I'll be on a lookout for more info on the "Ghost Killer," of course...
=Tanaka-kun, are you listening?


<17>
=Tanaka-kun?
=Hello—?

GUSH..


<18>
=It's my fault,//That mom lost her precious bracelet.
=It's my fault. My fault that mom...

=Gotta...
=I've gotta find it...

=Somebody...!
=Help!

=Hey I told you we're just playing a game.//Tits, Just tits, okay...?


<19>
=Cut it out, Tomita... Kitaguchi.

=Let her go, she doesn't wanna do this...

[bubble]CHUK


<20>
=That bracelet.

=It's just a cheap thing,
=You could buy it anywhere.


<21>
=Uck...

=Stop it!

GACHUK

=That's,
=My bracelet, isn't it...!?


<22>
[x2]=Bitch!
WHACK
GRUCK
HOCK


<23>
[x3]=HUFF.

CHUK


<24>
=...That's right.
=That girl had the bracelet I lost at the beach.


<25>
=So all I wanted was to get it back!

=It's her fault for fighting back, that thief!

=Stealing mom's precious bracelet...!

=Mom abandoned me because that bitch hid the bracelet!

=It's her fault!


<26>
=May I,
=Join you?